BANS
(See also Persecution)
(Note centered heading below: List by Place)
annual report: yb94 60-64; w93 1/1 10; yb93 63-64; yb92 63-64; yb91 63-64; yb90 63-64; yb89 63-64; yb88 61-64, 253-254; w87 7/15 20; yb87 60
Bible times:
sacred bans: it-1 622-623
cautions on giving information: mwb22.05 2; w20.03 21-22; w19.07 11-12; w18.10 10
not pressuring anyone: w20.03 21-22
experiences: w95 6/1 22-24; w91 7/1 31; w88 7/1 13
anxiety from surveillance: w05 4/1 28
arresting officer humiliated: yb10 95-96
assemblies: lfs article 1; yb16 138-139; yb12 124; w01 12/1 27; yb01 156-157, 177-179; yb00 179; jv 467-468
avoiding capture: yb15 116-117; yb06 111-112
backpack of Watchtowers: w93 7/15 10
Bible not discovered: g00 2/22 22; w93 3/1 27-28
blinded to congregation records: yb00 197-198
blinded to printing materials: yb06 139
building branch office: yb16 140-141
change of scarves: yb96 80-81
church leader taunts Jehovah, dies: yb91 63-64
clergy instigate mobs, arrests: w95 9/1 31
close calls: yb06 147-149; w92 5/15 29
congregation records not found: w02 8/1 25-26
conventions: yb16 139; w00 7/15 32; yb97 108; yb96 108; yb94 239-240; yb93 102-103; yb90 173
correspondence confiscated: yb01 114-115
couple begins pioneering: w19.07 9
couriers: yb11 210, 215-216; yb08 148; w03 9/1 27-28; yb01 105-107; g00 10/8 20-21; yb99 80, 119, 199-205
cows used for introduction: w17.08 13
family: w06 12/1 13-15
field ministry: yb15 116-117, 121; yb10 95-97; yb06 240, 243-244, 246; yb02 210; yb01 174-176; yb00 195, 199-201, 246; g00 10/22 23; yb99 81-83, 184-185; g99 6/22 21; w97 3/1 24; yb96 80-81; g96 4/22 16-17; w95 2/1 22-23; yb94 205
food provided: w00 11/1 26-27
funeral talk: yb94 205
government provides military escort for drought relief: w91 1/1 6
grandmother auxiliary pioneers: w88 7/1 13
homes skipped during searches: yb09 169
house-to-house witnessing: w95 6/1 22; yb94 62; w92 5/1 29; yb90 172-173
imprisoned but joyful: w01 5/1 15-16
imprisoned in the desert: w93 3/1 26-29
informal witnessing: lfs article 1; yb11 219-221; yb99 209
jailer’s warning to police: yb88 61-62
Kingdom Hall approved: yb06 142, 144
Kingdom Ministry School: w92 5/1 27-28
letter of appreciation for Awake! and Witnesses: g91 6/22 27
literature camouflaged: yb11 218
literature carried by soldiers: yb12 125
literature distribution: yb12 125; w07 1/1 14; yb06 95-96, 143-144; yb96 100-101; w95 6/1 22-23; jv 448-449; w88 8/1 24
literature hidden: yb12 125; w09 8/15 16-17; yb08 196-197; yb07 182, 187; yb02 213-214
literature in special format: yb99 205
literature not found: g 9/09 13; w02 12/1 26; yb01 168-169; w00 2/1 28-29; g89 8/22 14
literature not recognized: yb99 202-203
literature not turned in: w02 7/1 25
literature obtained: re 21; yb00 179; yb97 108-109; g91 12/22 6; yb90 168-170; w89 3/1 12; yb89 101-110, 129-130; yb88 87; yb87 230
literature on microfilm: yb08 144-145; yb07 194
literature pocketed: yb16 106
literature preserved, used: yb07 87; yb91 205; w90 9/1 13; yb90 166-170
literature printed: brfi 7; yb16 105-106; w15 10/15 15-16; yb11 183-184, 217; yb08 113, 136-139, 145-146, 149-152; g 6/08 14; yb07 187; yb06 84, 131-137, 139-140; yb04 119; yb03 108-115, 118-120; w02 12/1 26; yb02 214-217; yb01 104-105, 169-170; yb00 203-206; w97 5/1 25; g97 4/8 21-22; yb94 201, 204; w93 7/1 26-30; w92 5/15 28-29
literature supplied: yb15 110-114; w13 12/15 3-5; yb12 182; w09 7/15 25-26; yb09 165-167, 188-189; yb08 144-146, 149, 151-152, 160-161; yb07 181-182, 195-196; w04 12/1 26-27; yb01 102, 104-107, 117-119, 169-172, 176-177; g01 4/22 11-12; g00 9/22 23; g00 10/22 22-23; w99 3/1 28; yb99 201-205
literature translated: g 6/09 13-15; yb06 135, 137-138, 140
little girl carries documents: yb02 177
local officials encourage brothers: w89 3/1 18
mayor accepts literature: yb90 64
meetings: yb16 138; yb15 114, 116, 120-121; yb12 123-124; yb11 226; yb10 93-94; yb07 195; yb06 96; w03 9/1 27; yb02 160, 173, 210-211; w01 12/1 27; yb01 156, 172-174; g00 10/22 23; yb99 179-180, 200-201; yb96 106-109; w95 6/1 24-25; jv 449; g93 11/22 22; w92 5/1 29; g90 4/8 24; yb89 96-97, 107-108
Memorial observance: yb06 128-129; km 3/04 1; yb02 211-213; yb99 81; w97 2/1 8
military officer husband opposes, then studies: yb90 64
names and addresses not seen: yb12 122-123
neighbors’ opposition patiently endured: yb92 63-64
offering Bibles: yb87 60-61
on trains: yb07 199
perseverance: w87 1/1 7
policeman accepts literature: yb01 175
policeman reassures Witnesses: yb10 96-97
preparation for ban: yb06 111; yb99 179-180
relief for drought victims: w91 5/1 24
reports encrypted: yb10 153
respect for Witnesses: yb92 64
sack passes as mail: w92 1/1 16-17
sailors in foreign ports: w92 4/15 20
selling garlic: w96 5/1 28
selling salt: yb96 154; w95 4/15 29
selling windows: yb06 111-112
sister’s courage halts harassment: yb90 167
speaking to official in his own tongue: w92 9/1 20-21
swallows brothers’ addresses: yb99 120
tact: w01 12/1 28
traveling overseers: yb01 107-109, 167
use of own car leads to arrest: g96 4/22 16-17
vacations: yb00 185-186
visiting family: w97 4/1 24-25
witnessing in school: yb11 221; w95 5/1 27
field ministry: lfs article 6; w19.07 11; w19.08 13; yb15 100-101; w08 3/15 5; yb97 76; w91 10/1 25; w90 11/1 28; yb90 174
Finished Mystery, The: w18.10 4; re 168; w87 5/1 27
growth despite: w19.07 9; kr 93
Hebrew term: it-1 247
historical summary: jv 675-676
how true worship will continue: w19.07 10-11
how witness will be given: jv 519-520, 551-552
life stories:
I Learned to Trust in God (Estonia): g 4/06 20-24
Jehovah Cared for Us Under Ban: w92 5/1 26-29; w92 5/15 28-31
“My Love for Jehovah Has Sustained Me” (Moldova, Siberia, Kazakhstan): lfs article 1
Over 40 Years Under Communist Ban (Czechoslovakia): g95 4/22 18-24
Over 40 Years Under Communist Ban (Soviet Union): w99 3/1 24-29
Printing Bible Literature While Under Ban: w93 7/1 26-30
Thirty Years of Underground Translation (Lithuania): g 6/09 12-15
video Serving Jehovah During Times of Change (Eritrea): lff lesson 59
meetings despite: w19.07 11; od 176; w08 3/15 5; km 6/04 4; wt 169; w91 10/1 25; w90 11/1 28
not indication of loss of God’s favor: w19.07 8-9
pre-World War II: jv 680
purpose: w19.07 10
safeguarding spiritual food: w19.07 10-11
video Strengthening the Brothers Under Ban: mwb25.07 9; lff lesson 20
what to do if under: w19.07 8-13; od 176; w07 3/1 26-27; om 168-169
when authorities seek information: mwb22.05 2; w19.07 11-12; w18.10 10
whether to move to another land: w19.07 10
whether to use Internet to witness: km 7/15 2
Witness attitude toward: kr 142; jv 519-520
Witnesses under, part of cavalry (Re 9:16-19): re 153-154
World War II: w19.07 9; jv 457-458
worship of Jehovah not prevented: w19.07 9-10
List by Place
Africa: yb93 64; yb92 64; w91 7/1 31; yb91 64; yb90 63-64; yb89 63-64; yb88 7-8, 61-63, 253; w87 1/1 4, 7; yb87 61-64
Albania (1939-1992): yb10 138, 141-142, 148, 152-155, 172, 175; w05 10/15 18; w02 1/1 26; w96 1/1 25-26, 28
Altay Republic:
2010 (ban on “extremist” publications): w11 5/1 19; yb11 27
Angola (1978-1992): yb01 98, 127; g99 8/22 22-23; jv 701
Argentina:
1950-1976: yb01 155-158, 164-165; jv 467-468
1976-1980: yb01 162-167, 185-187; jv 595
Asia: yb92 63; yb91 63-64; yb90 64; yb88 63-64
Australia (1941-1943): kr 158; w07 11/1 11; re 92; w02 8/1 25-26; w01 4/1 25-27; w95 7/1 28; w94 12/1 23; jv 457, 586, 640-641, 657-658; g93 11/22 22; w89 1/1 27; w87 2/1 24-25
Austria (1935-1945): yb89 96-97, 99-100, 108-111, 134
Belize (World War II): yb10 212
Benin:
1976-1990: kr 93; g 3/09 13-14; yb97 67-68, 106, 114-117; jv 696, 701; w92 11/1 24; yb92 14-15; yb91 46; km 6/90 8
Bulgaria (1994-1998): g 4/10 12
Burma:
1941 (ban on literature): yb13 92-93
Burundi (1977-1993): yb95 254; w89 8/15 23
Cameroon (1970-1993): w24.09 17; yb94 64
Canada:
1918: jv 69-70, 648; w89 5/1 4
1940-1945: w08 3/1 28; w07 1/1 14; w00 2/1 26; g00 4/22 18-20; w94 3/1 25; jv 498, 657, 696-698; w90 9/1 13-14; w88 8/1 24-25
Central African Republic:
1957 (ban on literature lifted): jv 477
1976-1979: w18.08 16
1986-1993: yb94 43-44; km 6/93 3; w92 3/1 30
China (1958- ): jv 490
Colombia (1953-1957): yb90 84, 98
Congo, Democratic Republic of:
1945 (Belgian Congo): yb04 170
1949-1965 (Belgian Congo): yb04 171-172, 174-176, 180-183
1971-1980 (Zaire): lfs article 3; yb04 217-218
1986-1993 (Zaire): lfs article 3; kr 143-145; yb04 177, 228-231, 236-237; w00 2/1 28; yb94 61; yb91 48; yb87 15-16
Congo, Republic of (1977-1991): yb04 149, 152-153, 155; w92 11/1 24
Cuba (1974- ): w99 5/15 8; w96 8/1 9; g95 4/8 28; km 10/95 2
Cyprus (northern) (1997-2002): yb04 19-20
Czechoslovakia (1949-1993): yb00 177, 195-196, 208-209, 211; g95 4/22 20, 24; yb94 51
Dominican Republic:
1950-1956: yb15 93, 96-98, 102; w03 3/1 27-28; jv 667; w87 10/1 28-30
1957-1960: yb15 106, 117; w87 10/1 30
Equatorial Guinea (1986): yb87 48
Ethiopia (1957-1991): jv 510; w92 11/1 23; yb92 101, 128
Europe: yb87 60-61
Fiji:
1989 (ban voted down): yb90 60-61
Finland (1940-1945): yb90 165, 174-175
France:
1939-1947: w11 9/15 4
1975 (ban on Watchtower lifted): yb07 252; g86 2/22 26
French Equatorial Africa:
1950-1962 (ban on literature): yb04 139, 148
Gabon (1970’s): w18.12 15; g04 6/22 20
Germany:
1933 (Nazi Germany): brfi 6, 30; w97 5/1 25; jv 660, 693, 720; g89 4/8 13
1935 (Nazi Germany): brfi 30; w01 3/15 9; w96 1/15 4; jv 442, 659
1950-1990 (East Germany): w03 3/1 6; yb99 78, 80; w97 5/1 27; w92 5/1 26-29; w92 5/15 28-31; w91 1/1 11; yb91 16; g91 1/8 11
Ghana (1989-1991): w02 4/1 25-26; w97 12/15 8; jv 510; w92 11/1 24; km 2/92 2
Greece:
1967-1974: w97 3/1 23-24
World War II: w97 3/1 23; yb94 87, 90
Guyana:
1917-1922 (ban on literature): yb05 138-139, 148
1941-1946 (ban on magazines): yb05 145, 148
1944-1946 (ban on literature): yb05 145-148, 150
Haiti (1951): yb94 129
Hungary:
1925 (ban on literature): yb96 75
1939-1989: yb96 80, 107, 109; w93 7/15 10, 12
India (1941-1944): w97 6/1 20-21; w93 8/1 23-25; w90 1/1 30-31
Indonesia:
1941 (ban on literature): yb16 107
1976-2001: yb16 113, 125, 141-142, 147; g 2/11 27; g 9/09 14-15; w93 11/1 29
pre-World War II (ban on literature): yb16 105-106
World War II: g 9/09 13; g89 8/22 14
Ireland (Northern) (World War II): yb88 87
Kazakhstan:
2013 (ban on literature): yb15 37; yb14 32
Kenya:
1973: w97 6/1 22; yb92 140-143
1987-1992: jv 510; w92 11/1 24; yb92 204-205
Korea:
1933 (ban on literature): yb88 144-145
Latvia:
1931 (ban on literature): w09 7/15 25-26; yb07 181-182, 187
1934–early 1990’s: yb07 188, 216-217
Madagascar (1970-1994): w06 4/1 15; yb00 243-247
Malawi:
1967-1993: w22.07 27-29; w15 4/15 15, 17; g 5/12 23; w03 9/1 26; yb99 178-179, 212; yb95 43; w94 1/1 6; w94 5/15 31; yb94 63
1994 (ban on literature lifted): yb99 214
Middle East: yb88 64
Moldova (1925-1991): yb04 79-80, 82, 85-87, 123-124, 127
Morocco (1973- ): w92 3/1 29
Mozambique:
1968-1974: yb96 129-130, 136
1976 (in refugee camp [Milange]): yb96 146-147
Netherlands (1940): w00 4/1 24-26; w00 11/1 25-27; w98 1/1 26
New Caledonia (1959): jv 471
New Zealand (World War II): foa article 3; w96 2/1 30
Nicaragua (1952-1953): kr 142-143; yb03 74-75, 80
Norway (1941-1945): yb12 121, 126; w97 10/1 24
Pacific Islands: yb93 63-64; yb87 61
Paraguay (1979-1991): yb98 238-239, 243
Poland:
1936 (ban on The Golden Age): yb94 198-199
1937 (ban on The Watchtower): yb94 199
1938-1945: yb94 200-201, 208; jv 381, 503
1950-1989: w15 9/15 31; w05 8/1 17, 19; w04 10/15 28; yb94 224; jv 381, 503-504
Portugal (1962-1974): w18.08 32; w01 12/1 27-28; w99 7/1 26-27; g88 11/8 16
Romania:
1926 (ban on The Watchtower): yb06 84-85
1937: yb06 93
1938: yb06 93
1948-1990: yb06 80, 112-113, 145-146; w93 6/15 26
Russia:
2004-2010 (Moscow): kr 158-159; w12 12/15 22; w11 7/15 7-9; yb11 28-30; yb09 27; yb06 15-16; yb05 4, 13, 17-18
2009 (ban on “extremist” publications): yb12 41; w11 5/1 19; yb11 26-27
2010 (license to import magazines revoked): yb11 27-28
Rwanda (1982): yb12 176-177, 255; yb92 191
Serbia:
2001 (ban on importation of literature): yb09 231
Sierra Leone:
World War II (ban on literature): yb14 96-97
Singapore (1972- ): w08 6/1 30-31; g97 6/8 22-23; w95 10/1 29
South Africa:
1941-1944 (ban on literature): yb07 86-87
Southeast Asia: w88 7/1 13
Spain (1939-1970): lfs article 6; kr 93; w93 11/15 23
Switzerland: yb87 151-152, 155-156, 167-168
Tajikistan (2007- ): yb10 22; yb09 21; yb08 20
Tanzania (1965-1987): yb92 114-116, 145, 186
Thailand:
1968- (ban on book and booklet): yb91 239-240
World War II: w88 11/1 13
Togo (1978-1991/1992): yb94 64; w93 1/1 11; jv 510; w92 11/1 24; yb91 48-49
Trinidad and Tobago (1936-1945): w19.02 27; yb87 228-230
Uganda:
1973: yb10 91, 109; w06 4/1 16; w04 1/1 25-26; yb92 123-124
1975-1979: yb10 94, 100, 103, 109; yb92 156-157, 195
Ukraine (1939-1991): yb02 142, 210, 228, 233-234
Yugoslavia (1936- ): yb09 159-160
Zambia:
1935 (ban on publications): yb06 167, 170, 176
1940-1949 (ban on publications): yb06 171-172, 176, 188-189
1968 (ban announced): yb06 181-182
1969 (ban on door-to-door work): yb06 177, 240, 242-244, 246; jv 509
Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia) (1940): g99 10/22 21